THE ANCIENT WORLD

              THE ANCIENT WORLD

Many of the most famous people from ancient times were rulers of great empires. Some were fierce warriors and conquered other countries. Others put up magnificent buildings or were buried in vast tombs, some of which still exist today. We know about there lives from legends and from reports made at the time. These can be proved by looking at ancient coins, statues, and writing on the walls of tombs and monuments.

                                          PHARAOH OF ANCIENT EGYPT                              

Ramses II (c. 101-44 B.C.) was a brilliant Roman general who conquered Gaul (France and Belgium).He persuaded the Romans to make him their rular. Caesar was murdered by rivals who thought he had too much power. His adopted son, Augustus, became the first Roman emperor.  

                                       FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA                                                                  

 Shi Huangdi(259-210 B.C.) was the first emperor to rule all China. The name China came from the name of his dynasty, Qin, also spelled Ch’in. Shi Huangdi built roads, canals, and    palaces, and began the Great Wall of China that  marked  China’s frontier. His tomb al Xi’an was “guarded” by 8,000  terra cotta, or baked clay, statues.  

                                           PHARAOH OF ANCIENT EGYPT

Ramses II (c.1304-1213 B.C.) was pharaoh, or king, of Egypt for 67 years. He conquered a large area of the Middle East, leading his army into war on his chariot. Ramses also built many great buildings. His temple at Abu Simbel was cut out of rock. The statues outside it are giant portraits of Ramses II.

                                          EGYPTIAN QUEEN

Cleopatra(69-30 B.C.) was queen of Egypt in Roman times. She made heroic attempts to hold onto power against the Romans. She fell in love with Julius Caesar and then with his friend Mark Antony died in battle, she killed herself by letting poisonous snake bite her.

 AMAZING FACTS

Ø  Shi Hungdi’s vast tomb was about 50 sq km (20 sq miles) in size

Pharaoh Ramses II had over 100 children

 MORE FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD

  KING ASHOKA (died c. 232 B.C)

 Before he became a peace loving Buddhist, king  Ashoka was a fierce military leader who conquered a huge empire in India.

PERICLES  (died 429 B.C)

Famous for his fairness, this greek statesmen ruled during the “golden age” of ancient Greece and built the Parthenon temple in Athens.

EMPRESS WU HOU (A.D 625-705)

Wu Hou was the only woman in Chinese history to have ruled China on her own.